The Paramount Chief of the Goaso Traditional Area in the Ahafo region, Nana Akwasi Bosompra I, has strongly criticized the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, for the commission’s recent decision to restrict the conduct of the limited voter registration exercise to its district offices.
According to Nana Akwasi Bosompra I, this decision has the potential to disenfranchise a significant number of Ghanaians who reside in areas located far from the district offices.
He also expressed concerns that many eligible voters might lack the means to travel from their villages to the EC’s district offices for registration.
“What is Jean Mensa doing, Has she been to Ahafo before? Does she know the town that follows Esumira? Does she know the town after Kasapin, so is Jean Mensa saying that all these people, if they want to write their names should have three people and travel to Goaso? Is she going to pay for their fare?
“She should be careful not to bring any confusion into this country because of a woman’s decision, I’m pleading with her she should change that rule and decentralize the process. Because a rich person can bus people to register and vote for him but that person is someone we may not even like.”
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh (RomeoWrites) / Ahotoronline.com
